Month: May 2023

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democratic leaders will convene an emergency meeting Thursday evening to respond to the chaos that broke out during a convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race. On Saturday, supporters of incumbent Aisha Chughtai took the stage to seek the delegates’ backing for

By ANDRE PENNER and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for visitors on Monday. On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans with two golden statues of Pelé; the floor is artificial grass;

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Republicans and an Independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the Oregon Senate, including measures on abortion and gender-affirming care, were disqualified Monday from reelection under a new constitutional amendment aimed at stopping such walkouts. The GOP-led walkout of

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston caused visible flames and has left at least one worker dead. The company said Monday that the cause of the fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, KEN RITTER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old man armed with at least three guns roamed through a northwestern New Mexico community firing randomly at cars and houses, killing three people and injuring six others including two police officers before he was killed, authorities said. The

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during a 2021 arrest pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge. Sgt. Eric Huxley pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The Indianapolis Star reports the charge carries a

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A 29-year-old woman accused of using false documents to enroll as a New Jersey high school student and attend some classes over a four-day period will be allowed to enter a pretrial intervention program. That’s the ruling issued Monday by a state judge. The woman had pleaded not guilty in

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Former Ghanian President John Mahama says he thinks the current administration has mismanaged the economy and failed citizens of the West African nation. Mahama made the allegation a day after receiving the main opposition party’s nomination to seek the presidency next year. In his acceptance speech

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie. In

By LISA MASCARO, FATIMA HUSSEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says there’s been “no progress” on debt ceiling talks. The Republican speaker told reporters Monday at the Capitol that the situation is “very concerning” as time narrows to avert a crisis. President Joe Biden is set to

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to help fight the opioid epidemic. A growing number of cities and local governments are making so-called “harm reduction” items, including the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, available for free via machines.

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian chef on Monday set a new global record for the longest hours of nonstop cooking after surpassing the current record of 87 hours and 45 minutes. By 19:40 GMT on Monday, Hilda Baci cooked for the 100th hour, becoming a national sensation and to

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russia’s top army general and his South African counterpart have discussed “military cooperation” while meeting in Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry made the announcement hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied accusations by the United States that his country had

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has paid a visit to Sweden in a new sign of warming ties between the two countries. Eli Cohen said Monday’s visit to Stockholm was the first visit by an Israeli foreign minister to Sweden in 22 years. He called it a “new page in relations.” The Swedish Foreign

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has begun his first term leading the nation’s third-largest city. Johnson struck a positive tone in his inaugural address after being sworn in Monday, even as he faces an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical

By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Baseball United, which swung for the sports history fences by establishing the first professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia, has announced its first franchise, the Mumbai Cobras. The Cobras are the first of four teams that will be announced

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden took a break from being president on Monday to focus on just being “pop” at his granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. The president’s grandchildren call him “pop.” Maisy is the youngest daughter of Biden’s son Hunter. Other than a few waves

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday. Haenel, star of the 2019 Cannes entry “Portrait of a Lady

ROME (AP) — A former Jesuit novice with a background in non-profit organizations has been elected secretary-general of the Vatican’s preeminent charity, Caritas Internationalis. Alistair Dutton is currently chief executive of the Scottish chapter of Caritas. He previously served as humanitarian director for the confederation of 162 national chapters that is one of the most

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says two people were killed and four others injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs. Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree told a news conference Monday that 12 people have been arrested in the Saturday night shooting in Augusta, including the

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy set off across Europe with a long shopping list. Ukraine’s president will head home with much of what he wanted — though not the Western fighter jets he seeks to defend against Russian air attacks. European leaders promised Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday, which will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states. The Council of Europe expelled Russia last year and will now seek to help Kyiv in putting financial numbers on

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Students in the Oakland Unified School District will return to full classroom instruction Tuesday after the district and teachers announced a tentative deal. Monday’s announcement ends a strike that had kept 34,000 students out of school for more than a week. The agreement includes a 10% raise and more counselors, librarians

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below. “It’s like the best block party ever,” Annette Andersen said. The drama in Traverse City began

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The EU said Monday that it decided the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepted the U.S. tech company’s remedies to boost competition in